# José Belda

José Belda Mira (born 6 June 1975) is a Spanish former amateur road racing cyclist.

## Career

Hailing from Ontinyent, in the Province of Valencia, Belda started cycling at the age of 26, later than most. He made his competition debut in the highest amateur level in Spain at 30 years old. In 2006, he celebrated his first victory at this level, winning the second stage of the Vuelta a Galicia.
In 2007, Belda was unable to compete in the GP Macario due to having a hematocrit level above 50%. A few months later, he won his first Vuelta a Tenerife. In 2008, Belda celebrated several more victories, including the Quebrantahuesos, one of the most well-known and difficult amateur races in the country.
From 2009 to 2011, Belda was the best amateur cyclist in Spain. Victorious on numerous occasions, he was particularly famous during the 2011 season by winning 30 races, including many of the stage races on the Spanish amateur calendar (Volta ás Comarcas de Lugo, Vuelta a Castellón, Vuelta a Tenerife, Tour of the Province of Valencia, Vuelta a Galicia, Vuelta a Cantabria). These impressive performances, although attracting the attention of Spanish professional teams, such as Geox–TMC and Movistar Team, also caused doubts among other Spanish cyclists.
In 2012, Belda's success continued. In May, he stood out among professionals, when he finished third in the queen stage and fourth overall in the Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid, a UCI Europe Tour 2.1 event, while riding with the Spanish national team. After this performance, Eusebio Unzué, the team manager of Movistar Team, planned to offer Belda a professional contract with the team for the following season. However, the UCI announces that they have received two positive anti-doping tests from Belda, for methyltestosterone and ritalinic acid, both in races Belda won. After these tests, Belda served a two-year suspension, ultimately ending his career.

## Major results
### 2006

    1st Stage 2 Vuelta a Galicia

### 2007

    1st Overall Vuelta a Tenerife
       1st Stage 2

### 2008

    2nd Overall Vuelta a Tenerife
       1st Stages 4 & 5a

### 2009

    1st Time trial, National Amateur Road Championships
    1st Overall Vuelta a Tenerife
       1st Stages 1, 3 & 5a
    1st Stage 4 Circuito Montañés
    1st Gran Premio Primavera de Ontur
    5th Overall Cinturón a Mallorca

### 2010

    1st Overall Vuelta a Tenerife
       1st Stages 2, 4 & 5a
    1st Stage 1 Vuelta a Cantabria
    2nd Time trial, National Amateur Road Championships
    10th Overall Cinturó de l'Empordà

### 2011

    1st Time trial, National Amateur Road Championships
    1st Gran Premio Primavera de Ontur
    1st Trofeo Olías Industrial
    1st Prueba Loinaz
    1st Ronda al Maestrazgo
    1st Overall Vuelta a Tenerife
       1st Stages 1, 3, 4 & 5
    1st Overall Vuelta a Castellón
       1st Stages 1, 2 & 4
    1st Overall Volta ás Comarcas de Lugo
    1st Overall Tour of the Province of Valencia
       1st Stages 1 & 4
    1st Overall Vuelta a Galicia
       1st Stage 1
    1st Overall Vuelta a Cantabria
       1st Stage 1
    6th Overall Vuelta Ciclista a León
    6th Overall Cinturón a Mallorca
       1st Stage 1

### 2012

    1st Overall Vuelta Ciclista a León
       1st Stage 2
    1st Trofeo Olías Industrial
    1st Overall Vuelta a Tenerife
       1st Stage 1b
    2nd Volta ao Ribeiro
    2nd Overall Vuelta a Ávila
    3rd Overall Vuelta a Castellón
       1st Stage 3
    4th Overall Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid